Psalm 133:1 UnityFood for Thought
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By Marni Montanez

Psalm 133:1 Complete Jewish Bible

Oh, how good, how pleasant it is for brothers to live
together in harmony.

When God first created the human race, The intention was for His people
to live in unity. As one nation under His umbrella of peace. He
designed us to have fellowship with Him and others, knowing we would need
help in achieving this kind of harmonious life together. He not only knows
our weakness, but designed us with vulnerabilities in order to keep us
dependent upon Him. In this dependence is the certainty that we will
live a blessed life, protected in His victory and united as one.

Many times in scripture there is reference to being one in Spirit; this
oneness was characterized in the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.
Jesus wanted this for His followers. This kind of unity is extremely
important to God and should be to us. God is peace and wants peace
between us. As a relational being, He brought us into this world to
have relationship with Him and each other; The sacrifice of Jesus made this
possible. To God it is endearing to see His children moving in one
direction and standing as brothers and sisters who belong to the same
family. From a relationship with God our hearts are inspired to reach
out towards people. In this united strength we are able to be strong
against the enemy. This can only happen in a relationship with God
and as this relationship extends to others. An encounter with God will
always lead to forgiveness and freedom. This must be our way of life
to walk with God and others in harmonious peace. Jesus did this quite easily
because He was and is One with the Father. His relationship with God was
first and foremost and branched out into His interactions with people.

Challenge: Bathe your soul in the presence of God. Sit quietly and
attentive in His presence and wait.

The
purpose of this series is to encourage people to live as loving, compassionate,
and peacemaking children of God: Jesus tells us to pray, "Thy kingdom come, thy
will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." (Matthew 6:10) God tells us through
Micah (6:8), "He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord
require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your
God." And we know from Revelation 21:4 that there will be no more mourning, or
crying, or pain, or death. Thus, Christian living requires us to set the
standards of these conditions here on earth for our fellow human beings, and for
the other animals, as a witness to the rest of the world. To do otherwise is not
Christian.

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